100%
Tomatometer
95%
Popcornmeter
8.5
TMDB
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
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Budget
$3.7M
Revenue
$842.1K
Studio
Studio Ghibli
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)
Yoshiko Shinohara
Mother (voice)
Akemi Yamaguchi
Auntie (voice)
Masayo Sakai
Woman who takes care of Setsuko (voice)
Kozo Hashida
Obayashi Chairman (voice)
Kazumi Nozaki
Cousin (voice)
Yoshio Matsuoka
Gosaku (voice)
Masahiro Kanetake
Aunt's House Guest (voice)
Kiyoshi Yanagawa
Patrolman (voice)
Hajime Maki
Man who arrests Seita (voice)
Atsuo Omotem
Person in Bank (voice)
Where to watch(NG)
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Netflix11 reviews · 7 critics · 3 fans
10 fresh · 0 rotten
Critics consensus
“An achingly sad anti-war film, Grave of the Fireflies is one of Studio Ghibli's most profoundly beautiful, haunting works.”
Title
Grave of the Fireflies
Released
Apr 16, 1988
Rated
NR
Region of Origin
Japan
Original Audio
Japanese
Runtime
1h 29m
Status
Released
Studio
Studio Ghibli
![Clip: “You’re rich!” [Subtitled]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0_fXtnsZlgE/hqdefault.jpg)
![Setsuko eats fruit drops. [Subtitled]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BGkVhlISVF0/hqdefault.jpg)
![When they lost everything, all they kept was each other. [Subtitled]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OZb_NhnrzDs/hqdefault.jpg)
